| Ich |
| 1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
| 2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
| das wahre Ich - the real me | |
| 3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
| könnte |
| 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive of können | |
| 2. v. third-person singular subjunctive of können | |
| können |
| 1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) | |
| Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
| Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
| Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
| Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
| Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
| 4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
| Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
| Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
| Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
| 5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
| Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
| Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
| Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
| 7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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| doch |
| 1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary | |
| Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can! | |
| Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am! | |
| 2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless | |
| 3. conj. for all that; after all; but | |
| 4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless | |
| 5. adv. really; just | |
| 6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we | |
| Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us? | |
| einfach |
| 1. adj. easy | |
| Die Hausaufgabe war sehr einfach. - The homework was very easy. | |
| 2. adj. simple, plain, straightforward | |
| Ich führe ein einfaches Leben. - I lead a simple life. | |
| 3. adj. single; one-way | |
| einfache Fahrkarte - single ticket; one-way ticket | |
| 4. adj. easy-to-use | |
| 5. adv. easily | |
| 6. adv. just, simply | |
| Ruf uns einfach an. - Just call us. | |
| alles |
| 1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all | |
| Alles ist gut. - All is well. | |
| 2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.) | |
| Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots. | |
| Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue. | |
| 3. det. of all | |
| Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you. | |
| Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best. | |
| Ablehnen |
| 1. n. gerund of ablehnen | |
| 2. v. to decline, refuse, reject, turn down | |
| Das Angebot wurde abgelehnt. - The offer was turned down. | |
